Arlington Campus

ARL II Construction Update – July 2, 2008:  

 

                                                               

• Vibrations associated with caisson installation will continue.  The vibration impact will be particularly STRONG for occupants of the Original Building – but is not cause for alarm.
• No major disruptive noise issues anticipated within the next two weeks.  
• Mass excavations are completed.  The majority of the site is at grade. 
• Foundation for the tower crane has been poured.  Crane to follow once temporary power is established and permits secured.
• Excavating and installing gear for temporary electrical service.
• Back filling of lagging at the western (Original Bldg) edge of the construction site.
• Construction access via the entrance off Kirkwood Road continues to be blocked due to on-going work associated with utility installations.  Limited site access will continue to be provided via the alley that runs between the Foundation and Truland Buildings.   
• Culvert pieces still being installed along Original Building.  Once fully in place and connected to the culvert sections installed along Foundation/Truland buildings, the new storm sewer by-pass will be established and  demolition and digging out of the existing storm sewer structure can begin.
• Awaiting approval of proposed Fairfax Drive lane closing in anticipation of crane (month of July) and the creation of a delivery lane for arrival of building materials.
• Two drill rigs are on site and caisson (a watertight chamber used in construction work as a foundation) work has begun.  Contractor anticipates work rate to be at the level of 1-2 caissons p/day.    To date, 58 caissons have been installed - with approximately 180 caissons needed for the entire project. 
• Due to the construction, the two Hazel Hall passenger elevators have been turned off to the B-2 level.

(NOTE:  Facilities is still able to key the freight elevator to the B-2 level if necessary.  Both Facilities and the SoL library have this key. Please call 703-338-9049 if you need access.)

LOOKING AHEAD:

Major activities anticipated to begin within the next two months:          

• Closing of the Pedestrian sidewalk along Fairfax Drive (north side) - for off loading of construction materials.
• Upsizing of transformer – will require scheduled campus power outage (outage being coordinated with all key units – outage currently anticipated to occur sometime spring 2009) 

PLEASE WATCH THIS SITE

ARL II Project updates will be posted every two weeks following construction progress meetings. 

Time sensitive and/or special alerts will be shared via the ARL Campus Information list serve.

The ARL II web cam* can be found at:  aii-camera.gmu.edu

*Note:  the page should come up and ask viewers to load an active-X or java application. The web cam link is protected and accessible from on-campus only or via VPN (Virtual Private Network).